Efficiency in Banking: Empirical Evidence from the Czech Republic

Matoušek, Roman; Taci, Anita

doi:10.1007/s10644-005-5059-4

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“…of NPLs has led to the application of restrictive credit constraints that have reduced the access to credit of firms and the efficiency of banks' production process. In line with previous studies (Bonin et al 2005, a,b;Fries and Taci, 2005;Hasan and Marton, 2003;Matousek and Taci, 2004;Well, 2003) we argue that the privatization of state-owned commercial banks can be a possible solution to enhance the efficiency of the banking system of CCE countries. However, there is also need and room for the improvement of the legislation framework on supervision, insolvency and foreclosure, and banks' corporate governance.…”

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“…In line with previous studies (Bonin et al 2005,a,b;Fries and Taci, 2005;Hasan and Marton, 2003;Matousek and Taci, 2004;Well, 2003), we support the view that the privatization of state-owned commercial banks can enhance the efficiency in the banking system of CCE countries).…”

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“…Overall, the results show that the regulatory changes have been beneficial for the efficiency of CEE countries. In particular, several studies demonstrate that the privatization of state-owned commercial banks and a more liberal policy towards foreign banks enhanced the efficiency of the banking system in CEE countries (Bonin et al 2005, a,b;Fries and Taci, 2005;Hasan and Marton, 2003;Matousek and Taci, 2004;Weill, 2003).…”

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This paper examines the efficiency of 116 banks for 9 new EU members in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries over the period [2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011][2012][2013][2014][2015]. We employ the Weight Assurance Region (WAR) and we treat deposits as an intermediate variable in a two-stage data-envelopment analysis model. We then expand the WAR model by including a window-based approach to take into account the patterns of efficiency over time. The results indicate a low level of efficiency over the entire period of analysis, especially for Eastern European and Balkan countries rather than Central European countries. Overall, we find that inefficiency in CEE countries is mainly driven by the profitability stage rather than the value added activity stage.

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“…This means that a shrinking interest margin rate can increase economic growth. In all transition countries from Central and Eastern Europe efficiency increased over time but reached different levels (see Appendix), depending on the privatisation methods and the influence of more efficient foreign banks (see Matousek and Taci, 2005;Bonin et al, 2005). The other financial efficiency indicator, i.e.…”

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Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ten New EU Members

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This paper reviews the main features of the banking and financial sector in ten new EU members, and then examines the relationship between financial development and economic growth in these countries by estimating a dynamic panel model over the period 1994-2007. The evidence suggests that the stock and credit markets are still underdeveloped in these economies, and that their contribution to economic growth is limited owing to a lack of financial depth. By contrast, a more efficient banking sector is found to have accelerated growth. Furthermore, Granger causality test indicate that causality runs from financial development to economic growth, but not in the opposite direction.

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“…He finds that domestic private banks top the list followed by foreign banks. Comparing domestic banks with foreign banks, Matousek and Taci (2004) find that the foreign banks have an edge over their domestic counterparts in Czech Republic. Thus, it was recommended to open up the domestic banking industry for foreign banks to boost the competition and efficiency in the banking industry.…”

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The Performance of Saudi Banking Industry 2000 -2011: Have the Banks Distinguished Themselves from One Another?

Sillah¹,

Khokhar²,

Khan³

2014

International Journal of Financial Research

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This paper studies the technical efficiency of Saudi banking sector using stochastic frontier model. A sample of 12 banks over the period 2000 -2011 is selected to investigate their technical efficiencies in mobilizing deposits, allocating investments and generating income. The banks are categorized as Saudi-owned banks, Saudi -foreign owned banks and Islamic banks. The findings show some consistent pattern of these bank types; and there exist significant disparities among the banks in terms of technical efficiency. The banque Saudi Fransi stands out as a benchmark for the industry, and it is a Saudi -foreign owned bank type. The Saudi owned bank type has shown fluctuating performance during the period; and the Islamic bank type is not significantly different from Saudi-owned bank type. Keywords: technical efficiency, stochastic frontier analysis, bank type Contributions and implications of the paper: The paper appears to be the second of its kind, after Alkhathlan et al (2010) to study the technical efficiency of Saudi banks.  The paper distinguishes itself from the previous work of Alkhathlan et al (2010) by adding the dimensions of philosophical foundations and ownership structures of the banks in the analysis. It also expands the analysis by looking at three output variables instead of one output variable.  The paper tends to raises a further research question concerning the relationship between the bank performance and its ownership structure and philosophical foundation. Though, the current paper tends to suggest that there exists a relationship between the two; further researches with different samples from Saudi market and around the world are suggested to test this relationship.

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Efficiency in Banking: Empirical Evidence from the Czech Republic

Abstract: banks, Czech Republic, efficiency, transition economies, G21, G34, P20,

Cited by 34 publications

References 18 publications

Investigating bank efficiency in transition economies: A window-based weight assurance region approach

Investigating bank efficiency in transition economies: A window-based weight assurance region approach

Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Ten New EU Members

The Performance of Saudi Banking Industry 2000 -2011: Have the Banks Distinguished Themselves from One Another?

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